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I wonder if that will convince my wife. Probably not.

Her stats superstitions drive me crazy. Ever heard of the Chinese birth calendar? For example: http://www.webwomb.com/chinesechart.htm.

90%+ accuracy should be an easy claim to bust. Unfortunately for me it's been right for our kids 2 out of 2 times. Why are stats always so hard to sell over anecdotal experience?

I think it's because stats is usually not personal. When you actually know someone whom, say, homeopathy helped - now that's a good reason to believe.